Yesterday I decided to replace the passenger side rear axle seal. It's been leaking since I put the rear end in. Just a little but enough to put gear oil on the driveway and make a mess on the inside of the tire. I had purchased an axle seal a while back, assuming that the rear end was out of a 'sedan'. However when I pulled the old one out it wasn't the same size. After some research I determined that it was actually out of a Ranchero. The rear bearings and axle seals are bigger. Since none of the local parts houses had one I had to make a run to Escondido to pick one up at C&G auto. The new seal was a snap to install.
I also bought a turn signal cancel switch since the one that was in the car was broken. Left hand turns never cancelled. The one I purchased has 2 wires and in reading I wasn't sure it was the correct one, however it was so after removing the steering wheel I pulled the old one and soldered in the wires. The retainer clip was tough but I finally got it installed. Works great.
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